I side with Gryphon2001. If I were shooting this with my Nikon F4, I'd use Fuji Pro160S. It's latitude would nicely capture everything. If it were really spectacular, I might set the camera to spotmeter mode and take several exposures, adjusting the exposure; and then composite the exposures in Gimp after developing/scanning the film.
I know that digital is really getting quite good, and maybe I'm just an old Luddite, but I still think film is a better origination medium than digital. And when you get to large-format (ergo, 4x5-inches or larger), film wins hands-down. And if you're talking Black&White in Large-Format, well, anyone who still thinks digital is "just as good" has obviously never seen an Ansel Adams fine-print.
If it's a Digital Camera, it will Adjust to the Brighter, 'washing out' the Darker... Only certain types of Films, with Slower Exposures, could 'catch' the sort of Contrast that the Eye can See...
I know that digital is really getting quite good, and maybe I'm just an old Luddite, but I still think film is a better origination medium than digital. And when you get to large-format (ergo, 4x5-inches or larger), film wins hands-down. And if you're talking Black&White in Large-Format, well, anyone who still thinks digital is "just as good" has obviously never seen an Ansel Adams fine-print.
I'll never discard my darkroom...
Thanks for the input!